Detroit illustrates skewed priorities

Thursday

Apr 30, 2009 at 12:01 AMApr 30, 2009 at 7:28 AM

A Detroit high school is graduating 25 percent of seniors; 30 percent of Detroit residents live at or below the poverty level, and the number of people moving out of Detroit is exceeded only by that in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

A Detroit high school is graduating 25 percent of seniors; 30 percent of Detroit residents live at or below the poverty level, and the number of people moving out of Detroit is exceeded only by that in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

The Detroit Lions football team has agreed to pay untested rookie quarterback Matt Stafford at least $41.7 million in a six-year contract.

There is something seriously wrong in America, and it's not just on Wall Street.